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XL Grindhouse Liquor License Could be in Jeopardy
The California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control is looking into disciplinary action against XL Grindhouse, the Salinas restaurant owned by two men recently convicted in ...
Salinas Police Search for Third Suspect in Police Shooting
Salinas police are searching for a third suspect in the attempted murder of a police officer early Tuesday. Shortly after midnight Apr. 23, a car ...
CSUMB Students Protest Against Increased Housing Fees
Holding signs that read things like, (CSUMB President) "Ochoa Oughta Go-A" and "Welcome to CSUMB: Where the prices are jacked and the education is crap!", ...
Bill Monning Won't Quit Soda Tax Effort
Two years ago, almost to the day, then-Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Carmel, expressed disappointment that his proposed soda tax died in an Assembly committee. He vowed ...
The Top Ten Reasons Salinas Is Screwed
What a day Salinas had yesterday, huh? The Salinas Police Department's day shift was greeted with a 4am wake-up call because two chuckleheads with a ...
The City's Falling Apart: Salinas Police Chief Requests $20 Million a Year For Beleaguered City
The city's falling apart. That’s what it said on one of the slides in a sobering presentation to the city council made Tuesday night by ...
Parents, Teachers Protest Proposed Hiring of Superintendent Candidate Accused of Sexual Harassment
The top candidate for Monterey Peninsula Unified School District superintendent is under severe criticism after the discovery of sexual harassment allegations. Teachers and community members ...
Salinas Sends Layoff Notices to 11 Police Officers
The City of Salinas has sent layoff notices to 11 Salinas Police officers as the city’s police chief prepares to tell the city council the ...
Flag Displays Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault
Volunteers will stick little teal flags in the lawn at CSU Monterey Bay every 5 minutes and 42 seconds on Tuesday. That's how often a ...
BREAKING NEWS: Restaurant Owner Pleads No Contest in Baseball Bat Attack on Transient
The Oldtown Salinas restaurant owner accused of beating a transient nearly to death last October pleaded no contest this morning to assault with a deadly ...
Marina Councilwoman Thanks White House for Monument Designation
It's Fort Ord National Monument's one-year anniversary. Earlier this week, Marina Councilwoman Gail Morton traveled to Washington, D.C. to thank the Obama administration for designating ...
XL Grindhouse Defendant Portrays Victim as Aggressive Drug Addict
In the fourth day of the XL Grindhouse trial, the man accused of beating a transient nearly to death portrayed the victim as an aggressive ...
Diocese Settles with Alleged Sex Abuser Priest; Fitz-Henry Quietly Resigns
A priest accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy resigned from the Diocese of Monterey on Tuesday, and is leaving the priesthood for good. Father ...
Expert In XL Grindhouse Trial Says Baseball Bat Strike Doesn't Explain Victim's Injuries; Witness Says He Saw Bat
Was a baseball bat used in the brutal beating of a Salinas homeless man last October? It depends on which medical expert you believe. During ...
Enviro Groups Sue BLM Over Second Round of South County Oil Leases
It might sound like deja vu, because a lawsuit filed today in federal court is a lot like a lawsuit filed last year: Environmental groups ...
So Fresh, Not So Easy
The cities of Seaside and Monterey had both been rebuffed by Fresh & Easy, but the U.K.-based grocery chain's decision not to set up shop ...
During XL Grindhouse Trial Homeless Man Describes Beating
The homeless man who says he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat last October took the courtroom stand today, the second day of trial ...
Monterey County Businesses Qualify for Disaster Loans Due To Drought
The summery weather might be nice for afternoon barbecues, but 2013's dry winter and spring have set records for how little rain has fallen. U.S. ...
Tests Show Poison in Letter Sent to Obama, Authorities Say
Preliminary tests indicate the poisonous substance ricin was found on a letter mailed to President Barack Obama, according to The Associated Press. The Secret Service ...
